Voter Accessibility
Support disability-led organizations working to make voting accessible for every eligible voter.
Why this portfolio works
People with disabilities face some of the steepest barriers to voting, from inaccessible polling places to laws that go unenforced. Closing those gaps takes more than one kind of advocacy.
Each group in this portfolio was selected for a role none of the others fill: disability-led voter mobilization, legal enforcement of accessibility rights, self-advocacy in policy and design, and access work specific to deaf and blind voters. Every one has a track record of real outcomes, and every one was chosen over other advocacy organizations for how its work strengthens the others. Together, they close more of the accessibility gap than any single organization could alone.
Organizations in this portfolio
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REV UP the Vote
Role in the portfolio: REV UP, a campaign by the American Association of People with Disabilities, runs the portfolio's registration and turnout work through disability-led coalitions in states across the country.
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National Disability Rights Network
Role in the portfolio: Supplies the legal enforcement muscle when accessibility rights are ignored at the polls.
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Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Role in the portfolio: Ensures policy and voting design reflect autistic voters' own priorities rather than assumptions about them.
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National Association of the Deaf
Role in the portfolio: Secures interpretation, captioning, and accessible election information for deaf and hard-of-hearing voters.
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National Federation of the Blind
Role in the portfolio: Advocates for accessible ballot-marking and mail ballot return systems and provides resources that advance the right of blind and low-vision voters to fill out and cast ballots privately and independently.
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Portfolio composition
This portfolio brings together organizations playing different but complementary roles. Your donation is divided equally among the organizations; the categories below show the mix of strategies represented in the portfolio.
- Voter registration & education
- Legal advocacy & protection
- Accessible voting technology & accommodations
- Organizing & coalition-building